There is something quite magical about being the person who brings the birthday cake. Mr TLC’s younger GrandKitten’s midweek birthday did mean that baking time was a little constrained, so I decided that a midweek special was required: a Victoria sponge cake, topped with butter icing, in the shape of an animal. Since the effect […]
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 Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 7th, 2015  Posted in: Life Tags for this post: Food | Mr TLC | My Life.  Comments are closed Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: August 15th, 2014 Posted in: Everything | Life Tags for this post: Food | My Favourite Places | My Life | Sheffield | Showroom Cinema. One comment so far - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)I have never mastered the art of folding and rolling needed to create layered pastry, so I decided that it was time to do something about that. When I spotted the Showroom Cinema’s Pastries in a Day course, I jumped at the chance. The fee of £39.95 is really good value, considering that it […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: June 10th, 2012 Posted in: Life Tags for this post: Food | My Life. Comments are closedIt’s not only the Queen who gets two birthdays, apparently very excited four year olds can do that too. Last weekend was the family do, with a kitten cake that turned out to be a mouse. This weekend a princess-themed children’s party had been planned. A princess theme? Blimey, I didn’t realise Granddaughter Mr […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: June 2nd, 2012 Posted in: Life Tags for this post: Food | Mr TLC. 3 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)Apparently four marks a bit of a milestone: it seems to be the age when birthday cakes become Something Very Exciting Indeed. The maker though it was a kitten, but the birthday girl declared it be a mouse. Who am I to argue? The main thing is that she loved it. The only […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: June 4th, 2011 Posted in: Life Tags for this post: Food | My Life. 3 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)It’s the start of June, which means that Mr TLC’s granddaughter is 3. Where does the time go? It also means that I get to play at baking birthday cakes. Actually, this year I get to do it twice – once for the family do, once for the kids’ party in a few days time. […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: October 31st, 2010 Posted in: Everything Tags for this post: Food | Hendersons Relish | Sheffield. 2 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)…Henderson’s Relish! It is now officially the Vegetarian Society’s Best Store Cupboard Ingredient Winner. Quite right too. “Everyone should have this gem in the cupboard, a Worcestershire style sauce without the anchovies, perfect to add to almost any savoury dish.” It may have been better if I hadn’t mentioned to Mr TLC that my […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: October 29th, 2010 Posted in: Everything Tags for this post: Food. Comments are closedCould I just mention how flipping fantastic Miss Masala’s chicken jhalfrezi and Madhur Jaffrey’s naan bread are? I can? Excellent. I’d show you a photo, but I was too busy nomming to remember to take one. The naan recipe made enough to feed me, Mr TLC and approx 5000 others, so we’re trying an […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 9th, 2010 Posted in: Everything Tags for this post: Food | Maths. 5 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)You know you’ve become a geek when you buy bagels, not because you have a desperate urge to eat them, but because you want to try this. Sadly, I failed. My shop-bought bagels were a tad dry and powdery. As a result they disintegrated. Then again, maybe it was just my lack of skill. Still, […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: November 22nd, 2009 Posted in: Life Tags for this post: Food | My Life | Spurious lists. 3 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)15:44 Contemplating dinner. Not sure if I can face another chilli based meal. Have been eating it since Friday, still a lot to go… # Actually, I was wrong, we’ve been eating chilli since Thursday. Chilli and rice, enchiladas, chilli and mash, chilli and chilli. Chilli for lunch, chilli for dinner. I like chilli, […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: January 2nd, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Food. 2 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)One side effect of the holiday has been a total loss of my daysense. On New Year’s Eve I thought it was Friday, yesterday I thought it was Friday, by today I had no idea what day it was. Only one thing for it, a traditional Friday night was called for. Home made curry (with […] |
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